Best pre-race meal.

[Nierman]

Early morning, out of town: instant oatmeal hydrated with coffee in a hotel coffeemaker.

Yes! I refer to this as joltmeal.

[ryan_comeaux]

Man - I've done a fair amount of juicing over the last 2 years. That before a race ... no way. I might feel energized, but my stomach feels like its eating itself - and of course the other side effects.

I usually do this when I wake up. Don't race until afternoon for most crits or cross races. Never been a problem for me.

[ianshanks]

I'm always either doing some eggs/greens/sweet potatoes, or just oatmeal plus molasses and various fruit/nut toppings. Definitely a big fan of the juice game, especially beet (don't mix it with the beet greens), apple and carrot.

Coffee is a must. Lots and lots and lots of coffee. Probably an unhealthy amount.

All the go-tos aside, the best I've ever felt in a race was when I ate this glorious sandwich before it:

Sprouted Wheat Bread
Peanut butter
Smashed up avocado
sriracha sauce, but not too much
1 fried egg.

Hate on it, but it was really, really good.

[ryan_comeaux]

I'm always either doing some eggs/greens/sweet potatoes, or just oatmeal plus molasses and various fruit/nut toppings. Definitely a big fan of the juice game, especially beet (don't mix it with the beet greens), apple and carrot.

Coffee is a must. Lots and lots and lots of coffee. Probably an unhealthy amount.

All the go-tos aside, the best I've ever felt in a race was when I ate this glorious sandwich before it:

Sprouted Wheat Bread
Peanut butter
Smashed up avocado
sriracha sauce, but not too much
1 fried egg.

Hate on it, but it was really, really good.

That dirty life. love it

[aingeru]

anything will do. it's more about what you ate this last three months...